When I was seven years old, I learned dancing Sabar. I was raised in West Africa Senegal where the Sabar dance is the traditional dance. i grew up in a large family who loves the dance. They all know how to dance to Sabar. It is entertaining, and when it start somebody dancing it is very hard to stop dancing. People put alot of energy to it. went to middle school in Senegal and I was in a dance group. We performed in a lot of different schools. We received awards and a lot of different gifts.
When I came to the United States i wasnt expecting having Sabar dancers or the kind off drums that its supposed to be used for Sabar. However, i found Artistic dancers, who dance to Sabar and many other different African dance. One of them their name is Mariama Basse, she was a big dancer in Senegal. She used to dance in concerts one of the big concert is call Sorano where most of the big artist performed. Now, she has a class where she teach the dance to many different people like African American, white American or Chinese Americans. Another Dancer, who is Mariama Basse best friend, his name is Babacar Ndiaye same as Mariama Basse, performed in concerts and now have his own teaching dance class in Washington. Everytime i go to a a weeding, babyshower or a Sabar celebration, i saw the dancers. I say to myself “ they are so great.” These people take their culture everywhere they go. Most of these people were big dancers back in Senegal.
My feelings about Sabar is that, it is a fun dance if you really know it. Is very energetic and has a lot of physical move. I enjoy it because I learned how to dance to it since I was little. Sabar dance can be very difficult, it's a leg and hand movement. You need energy to dance. When I dance to Sabar, I will have a lot of energy.
